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LIGHTING FIXTURE Filed Feb. 25, 1927 T f 1- .Z-

I /o 0" x a" t l Z? INVENTOR Leroy CDoane,

-w' ATTORNEY Patented Nev. 19, 1929 LEROY C. DOANE, OF MERIDEN, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE MILLER COMPANY OF MERIDEN, CONNECTICUT, A. CORPORATION OE CONNECTICUT LIGHTING FIXTURE Application filed February 25, 1927. Serial No. 170,844.

The present invention relates to lighting fixtures, and is more particularly directed toward an indirect lighting fixture of the type in which an opaque deflector surrounding the light source is used for the purpose of reflecting light onto the ceihng.

The present invention contemplates a ture of this type wherein a translucent disk is carried underneath the light source and is.

0 so arranged that the disk acts on a portion of the light to reflect it onto the outside surface of the deflector so as to illuminate it. Ac-

' cording to a preferable embodiment of the present invention, this disk is supported by a perforate, stamping which surrounds the tie flector and is supported from the upperedge of the deflector. The light coming. from the outside of the deflector passes through the perforations in the stamping so that these perforations stand out in bold relief. The deflector may have contrasting color so asto bring out the design in a striking manner.

According to the present invent-ion, the deflector is preferably rigidly mounted in its support and the glass disk and perforate stamping are removably carried from the upper edgeof the deflector. 7 Other and further objects of the invention will be apparent as the description proceeds. The accompanaying drawing shows, for purposes of illustrating the invention, one of r the many possible embodiments inwhich the invention may take form, it being understood vention rather than limiting the same. In these drawings: 7

Figure 1 is an elevational view of the lightin g fixture, and

Figure 2 is a fragmentary top plan View of the peripheral portion of the lighting fixture.

A downwardly opening lamp socket 10 is supported in any suitable manner at the lower end of a fixture supporting stem 11. The socket carries a lamp 12 and the lamp socket and neck of the lamp bulb are surrounded by a socket cover 13. A number of arms 14 are attached to the lower end of the socket cover and extend downwardly and outwardly below the lamp as indicated. These arms'are secured in the lower end of the socket cover that the drawings are illustrative of the in-.

the outer curved surface.

flector is turned back on itself as indicated at 18 and is clamped in the hooks 16 by screws 19 threaded through the arms and against the deflector. In this manner the deflector'is securely carried in the lower ends of the arms and will not tilt out of place. I V

A perforate stamping 20 surrounds the outside of the deflect0r17. The upper part of the stamping comes close to. the upper edge of thed'eflector as indicated at 21 and then extends outwardly and upwardly as indicated at 22. A plurality of supporting members 23 are fastened to the stamping 20 and are arranged so as to extend over onto the upper edge of the deflector17. These members are preferably pivoted about a rivet, such as indicated at 24, and have an upwardly extending finger piece 25 to facilitate turning them about the pivot. The portion of the stamping 20 which is directly outside the deflector 17 is preferably provided with perforations such for example as indicatedat 26, these perforations being of any ornamental design desired.

The lower portion of the stamping 20 is inwardly directed as indicated at 27 and a translucent glass disk 28 is carried in an open ing in the stamping 20. This translucent disk will transmit considerable light down wardly to'provide illumination directly underneath the fixture. Some of the light, however, will be reflected upwardly by the glass disk and will pass between the disk and the lower edge of the deflector and will fall upon This illuminated surface will be visible through the perforations 26 in the stamping 20. If desired, the glass disk may carry an ornamental tassel which is indicated at 29.

It will be noted that the glass disk is supported from the upper edge of the deflector by means of a stamping 20 and that the stamping and thedisk may be lowered by turning the members 23 sufliciently to permit the stamping 20 to swing downwardly free of the deflector. Where three such members are used, one may, if desired, permanently rivet two of these members to the outer stamping and pivotally mount only the third member and when this third member is swung out of position, as indicated in dotted lines in Figure 2, the perforate stamping and 'la-ss disk may be allowed to swing downwardly on the outer two supporting members as pivots. During this swinging movement of the stamping and glass disk thedefiector will be eccentrically loaded but it is not able to tilt about the lower ends of the adjacent hooks because of the clamping means provided by the screws 19. This will permit renewing the lamp. Of course it will be understood that these parts may be readily removed from the fixtures "for cleaning and lamp renewal, if desired.

It is obvious that the invention may be embodied in many forms and constructions within the scope of the claims, and I wish it to be understood that the particular form shown is but one of the many forms. Various modifications and changes being possible, I do not otherwise limit myself in any way with respect thereto.

hat is claimed is:

1. Alighting fixture having a light source, a deflector for redirecting horizontally emitted light toward the ceiling, means for supporting the deflector, a translucent disk underneath the light source, the peripheral portions of the disk acting to reflect light onto the outside of the deflector, and means to support the disk from the upper edge of the deflector, said means comprising a perforate stamping outside the deflector and through which light emitted from the outside of the deflector may pass.

2. A lighting fixture having a light source, a deflector tor redirecting horizontally emitted light toward the ceiling, means for supporting the deflector, a translucent disk underneath the light source, the peripheral portions of the disk acting to reflect light onto the outside of the deflector, a perforate stamping outside the deflector removably supported from the top of the deflector and carrying the disk, the deflector being visible through the perforations.

3. A lighting fixture comprising a downwardly opening lamp socket, a lamp in the socket, a socket cover, a plurality of dowi vardly and outwardly extending arms carried by the socket cover, upwardly extending hooks at the lower ends of the arms, an outwardly and upwardly extending deflector supported in the hooks, the deflector being capable of tilting about said hooks as centers, and clamping means for securing the deflector in the hooks to prevent said tilting.

4. A lighting fixture comprising a downwardly opening lamp socket, a lamp in the socket, a socket cover, a plurality of downdeflector.

5. A lighting fixture comprising a downwardly opening lamp socket, a lamp in the socket, a socket cover, a plurality of downwardly and outwardly extending arms carried by the socket cover, upwardly extending hooks at the lower ends of the arms, an outwardly and upwardly extending deflector supported in the hooks, the deflector being capable oi tilting about said hooks as centers, clamping means for securing the deflector in the hooks, to prevent said tilting, a perforate sheet metal stamping surrounding the deli ctor means for supporting the stamping from the upper edge of the deflector, said means permittingthe stamping to be swung downwardly to hang from one edge of the deilector, and a translucent glass disk underneath the lamp and acting to reflect light onto the outside of the deflector.

6. A lighting fixture comprising a clownwardly opening lamp socket, a lamp in the socket, a socket cover, a plurality of downwardly and outwardly extending arms carried by the socket cover, upwardly extending hooks at the lower ends of the arms, an outwardly and upwardly extending deflector supported in the hooks, the deflector being capable of tilting about said hooks as centers, clamping means for securing the deflector in the hooks to prevent said tilting, a translucent glass disk underneath the lamp and acting to reflect light onto the outside of the de-' flector, and a disk support in the form of a perforate stamping surrounding the'outside of the deflector and supported from the upper edge thereof. v 1

Signed at Meriden, in the county of New aven and State of Connecticut, this 11th day of February, 1927.

LEROY C. DOANE. 

